“Official Kyiv has repeatedly asked Hungary to refrain from manipulations on the topic of the war in Ukraine, in particular offering its “Christmas truce”. Source: the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Giorgiy Tykhy at a briefing on Friday, reports “Evropeyska Pravda” Details: Tykhy emphasized that at the moment “there is no real “Christmas truce” on the table”, and the allegedly voiced proposals are “PR from the Hungarian side, which we call “peaceful PR”.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heorhiy Tykhi, at a briefing on Friday, reports “Evropeyska Pravda”
Details: Tychy emphasized that currently “there is no real “Christmas truce” on the table,” and the allegedly voiced proposals are “PR of the Hungarian side, which we call “peaceful PR.”
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“Why are they doing this? Apparently, for some of their internal political reasons. There are no realistic proposals on the negotiating table,” repeated the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to him, Ukraine has repeatedly asked Hungary “not to engage in manipulations on the topic of war, deaths of people and the Christmas holiday” both publicly and privately.
“This is just a cynical manipulation, in our opinion… Well, you see they are doing what they think is necessary,” the spokesman concluded.
The tense relationship between Kyiv and Budapest escalated after Viktor Orbán called Vladimir Putin last week.
Afterward, Orbán said he had offered Ukraine a Christmas ceasefire and a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyi allegedly rejected the idea.
The Ukrainian side emphasized that it learned about the “truce” proposal from the media, while the Hungarian side did not report on it.
The day before, President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s attempts to present himself as a “mediator” in the “resolution” of the war.